Where the creative things are...

As promised earlier, I'm posting a process of aging paper, as I did for my labels, and today for labels my mother's pieces at My Lovely Beads. It is so easy and fun, and that's why extremely enjoyable to make, I'm surprised we don't have ONLY home-made labels! :) No need to keep it a secret, right? Can't say it's my idea - I looked at several how-to's on the web, but this is my way of sharing. Universal knowledge, you see ;)

You will need leftover grind coffee from that morning adrenaline kick you had to receive, white paper (thicker paper will produce more durable labels, I sense), water (heat it up for speedy process), your own and any other helping hands you can acquire, some flat surface to lay your papers onto, and inspirational mood! First, fold and then tear (cutting will make edges that are too even) sheets of paper into smaller ones, the size of your choice. Soak paper pieces (it is better to make holes with the hole puncher prior to dipping paper into water, so the inside rim of the hole is also colored) in coffee+hot water for about half an hour; lay pieces - each separately - on a surface (I used a large cutting board), set it aside until dry. Aaaand... voila! Beautifully crumpled and beige! :)

P.S. I've been told, that one cool lad had taken apart all J.R.R.Tolkien books, aged ALL the pages in a similar manner, and then put them back together. Now, that's creative! 

All wrapped up!

  Cool weather time is not that far, you know ;) First thing I put on as soon as it gets chilly is a cozy scarf!

Here's what the finished scarf, which I posted about a week or so ago, looks like on me:

Strangely, the colors look like they're from the 70's magazine... well, I don't have a camera, true. Lost it somewhere on the nude beach last summer. But who says I regret it? Yep, yep, the pictures in the blog are taken with my iPhone, using CameraBag application, let the creators of it have endless flow of creativity ;)

Giving is Receiving ;)

I contemplated for a while what present to give for a birthday of my friend  and decided that she'll appreciate a scarf, made with unbleached organically grown cotton - naturally so! ;)
Oh, btw, knitting with the needles, that my dear friends Katya and Sergey gave me, is such a pleasure to the eye and to the touch, combined with the feeling of natural combed cotton yarn is pure bliss! 

Burn, baby, burn!

The Man had burned, so did the Temple... friends are coming back from Burning Man... coming back without me  this year. But all of this define the beginning of New Year anyway. This week I'll be all ears listening to everybody's stories about the magical place that Black Rock City is ;) 

Vest meets East

 The vest I made a couple of months ago has received finishing touches from me today. I thought, that some bright orange trim around the edges and the same yarn tassels to tie the vest would be awesome, and so it is. A little eastern flair with this color combination, and the idea trimming the garment in this way makes it slightly costume-y, in the best possible way. Thick yarn knits up very fast, is warm and pleasantly cozy and chunky to look at and wear. Loving it!